# 2025-09801: White House Revs Up America's Nuclear Comeback Engine

2025-09801, Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-05-29, effective 2025-05-23 (as of 2026-11-06).

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- As of: 2026-11-06
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-09801
- Title: Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 22595
- Published: 2025-05-29
- Effective: 2025-05-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

White House Revs Up America's Nuclear Comeback Engine

## Summary

The U.S. is turbocharging its nuclear energy game to become more energy independent and secure. This means boosting American nuclear fuel production, speeding up reactor approvals, and training workers to lead the future. Expect big moves within the next year, with government leaders working together to make it happen and protect our energy future.

## Effects PRIA read

- Expand Nuclear Workforce Training: benefit, medium. Within 120 days, the Departments of Labor and Education must push to increase participation in nuclear-related Registered Apprenticeships and Career and Technical Education programs, using apprenticeship intermediary contracts and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds. Also within 120 days…
- Priority Funding for Nuclear Startups: benefit, medium. Within 180 days, the Department of Energy, in coordination with the Small Business Administration and subject to appropriations, shall prioritize funding for qualified advanced nuclear technologies through grants, loans, investment capital, and other Federal support, with priority to companies show…
- Targets: Uprates and Reactors by 2030: benefit, high. The Department of Energy will prioritize actions to facilitate 5 gigawatts of power uprates to existing nuclear reactors and to have 10 new large reactors with complete designs under construction by 2030. These are national priorities the Department must pursue to speed new nuclear capacity.
- Use DPA to Secure Nuclear Fuel Supply: benefit, medium. Within 30 days, the Secretary of Energy must use delegated authority under section 708 of the Defense Production Act to seek voluntary agreements with domestic nuclear energy companies for cooperative procurement of LEU and HALEU. The Department may provide procurement support, forward contracts, o…
- Repurpose Surplus Plutonium for Fuel: benefit, medium. The Secretary of Energy shall halt the surplus plutonium dilute-and-dispose program (except for DOE legal obligations to the State of South Carolina) and instead establish a program to process surplus plutonium and make it available to industry for fabrication of fuel for advanced nuclear technolog…
- Expand Uranium Conversion, Enrichment, Fabrication: benefit, medium. Within 120 days, the Secretary of Energy must develop a plan to expand domestic uranium conversion and enrichment capacity to meet civilian and defense needs for LEU, HEU, and HALEU. The Secretary must prioritize contracting for fuel fabrication facilities that can supply qualified test reactors or…

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## Sources
- [2025-09801 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/29/2025-09801/reinvigorating-the-nuclear-industrial-base)
- [2025-09801 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-29/pdf/2025-09801.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09801 (as of 2026-11-06).